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Grace vs Mia

Grace and Miacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Mia #20 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Mia #11 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #11 and Mia #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Grace was ranked #18 and Mia #13 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Mia #26 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #27 and Mia #21 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #503 and Mia #21 among girls in Norway.

Grace and Mia over time

Grace and Mia appear together in 6 published lists, across 194 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Mia in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Mia in 2. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2015, Mia moved ahead of Grace in England and Wales · Girls — #11 and #13 the year before became #14 and #9.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Grace and Mia changed places 5 times in New Zealand · Girls between 2001 and 2023, ending at #18 and #13.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Grace and Mia averaged 11.5 places apart, ending at #27 and #21.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Grace and Mia were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #27 and #21.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2013, Mia #14 in 2015.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1957–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mia in 43.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #321 in 1959, Mia #11 in 2008.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #503, Mia #21.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1971–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Mia in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Mia #6 in 2012.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Mia #11.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mia in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Mia #5 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2015: Mia moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #11 and #13; by 2015 that had become #14 and #9.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #27, Mia #21.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls29 shared years, 1997–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Mia in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #7 in 2018, Mia #2 in 2008.

    The order changed in 2005: Mia moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #10 and #12; by 2005 that had become #10 and #9.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #11, Mia #5.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Grace held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mia in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Mia #14 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Mia #20.

  • New Zealand · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2023

    Grace held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mia in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #5 in 2001, Mia #7 in 2017.

    The order changed in 2020: Mia moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #11 and #15; by 2020 that had become #17 and #11.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Grace #18, Mia #13.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Grace

Pairs where Grace shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Mia

Pairs where Mia shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Grace, Mia
FieldGraceMia
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningGrace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name).Directly a diminutive of Maria.
OriginEnglish (virtue name), from Latin gratiaScandinavian/Italian, via Maria
Pronunciation/ˈɡɹeɪs//ˈmiːə/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesGracieNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #5 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Grace is recorded with a English (virtue name), from Latin gratia origin, while Mia is recorded with a Scandinavian/Italian, via Maria origin.
  • Grace has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mia.
  • Grace's recorded meaning differs from Mia's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Mia a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Grace

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #357 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 1997–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #21 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls